Improvement in fence



N. PETERS, FHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON4 D C.

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JAMES GODFREY, ,or 'ALLEGHENY CITY, PENNSYLVANIA.

Lenm'ram No. 94,199, dafedliugusfsi, 1869.

4IMPROVE:MENT IN FENCE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

Tol all'whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMEsGoDFnnY, of thecity and county of Allegheny, and State of Pennsylvania, l

have invented a new and usefulV Improvement in Fence; and I do herebydeclare that the yfollowing is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon.'

The nature of my invention consists in pivoting rails to the posts or'the fence, and, providing each panel of the fence with a triangular (incross-section) post, and bracing the panels by means of rail and bolt,the whole being constructed, arranged, and operating as hereinafterdescribed.

:To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, Iwill .proceed to describe its construction and operation.

In the accompanying drawings, which form partof my specification- Figurel is a side elevation of my improvement in fence.

Figures 2 and 3 are top views or plans of the same.

In the drawingsf and f represent the rails of each panel of the fence. l

The rails f extend beyond the triangular posts b, as indicated at 1.

The rails are pivotedl to the posts a and b by means of rivets andwashers, as indicated at 2.

The objectof pivoting the rails f and f to the posts aand 71 is to adaptthe fence to the surface of the ground, thereby making the fencesuitable for level or hill land.

By thns pivoting the rails to the posts, the panels of fence may be setat any desired angle, with rela-- tion to eachother, as shown by thelines marked x.

The triangular posts b are usedv for the purpose of giving firmness atthe junction of the panels.

The advantage4 of the angular post bin a zigzag fence will be apparentby`a reference 'to iigs. 2 and 3, in the accompanying drawings. v

In setting up the fence, the extended portion l of the rails f areinserted in the openings x. (See iig. 1.)

The fenceis braced by means of the rail h., which is placed between therails, and held inthe desired position by meansof a bolt, c, andscrew-nut, d, as

shown in fig. 2, or by means of a hook, as shown in 3.

.gThe-form of the brace-rail is clearly shown at h., i'n Bg. 1, and theform of the bolt c is clearly shown in fi'g. 2. The form of the hook eis indicated in iig. 3.

-By combining the bolt c or hook e with rail h, in bracing the panels ofthe fence together, they combine firmness with the advantage ofpreventing any displacement'of the rail h.

Having thus desclibed the nature, construction, and operation of myimprovement,

What I claim as of my invention, is`

1. Providing each panel of a fence with a post, b, which is triangularin form, when viewed in cross-section, and pivoting the rails ff to theposts a. and b, the whole being constructed, arranged, and operatingsubstantially as herein described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. In connection with the above, the braceh. and bolt d, constructed,arramed, and operating as herein described, and for the purpose setforth.

' JAMES GODFll'llY.

Witnesses:

A. C. JoHNsroN, JAMES J. JOHNSTON.

